The Barcelona Pavilion (1929), was designed by German architect
Mies van de Rohe (1886- 1969) to be Germany's exhibit in the Barcelona International
Exposition of 1929. At the end of the exhibition the Pavilion was dismantled
and shipped to unknown location(s). The Barcelona Pavilion despite its brief
existence became an iconic piece of architecture. In 1984 an exact replica
was reconstructed in the original location which is now visited by architecture
enthusiasts from around the world. In the original Pavilion there was no
provision of lighting apart from a light box and the issue of artificial
lighting was at the time left unresolved. In the 1984 reconstruction, a
series of plug sockets were installed into the floor to power temporary
lighting when needed.